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Tuesday, May 1, 2018

It’s National Nurse’s Week!



What is the most trustworthy, honest and ethical profession in the country? Could it be a politician, a lawyer or a car salesperson? Um, no. Drum roll, please. It’s nurses who are listed as the top profession for these attributes by the Gallup Organization for the last 16 years in a row!

Nurses promote health, teach prevention of illness and care for people who are physically ill, mentally ill and/or disabled. Nursing is one of the few professions with jobs in every part of the health care delivery system. It doesn’t matter whether you’re in the community, hospital, health plan, physician organization or education arena, the skills a nurse possesses are needed everywhere.

Nursing is a strong career path to pick for the undecided high school or college student who likes science. The demand will always be there. It is a profession where you can change the type of nursing that you practice over the course of your career countless times. How many professions can say that? Although I started out as a hospital nurse for many years and loved it, I eventually moved to other types of nursing that worked out better with my family.

National Nurses Week this year is from May 6 – 12.  Take the time to celebrate the role that nurses play in delivering high quality care no matter where they work. Encourage younger people on the college path to consider nursing as a profession as there has always been a nursing shortage and will continue to be. It’s a great job with lots of opportunity, pays well and it feels good helping people. Nursing has been good to me and I’ve never regretted picking it as a profession.

So why delay? Become a nurse today. Go nurses!

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